On July 7th, the House Appropriations Committee passed the 2012 fiscal year appropriation bill for the for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science. There is no good news. The total funding for all will be 50.2 billion, or a six percent reduction from last fiscal year. That is also 13% below what President Obama had requested. Important to us, here at The Evolving Scientist and to you, the loyal reader, is that both NSF and NASA are both under the funding arm of the Department of Science. A reduction in funding means a reduction in grants. A reduction in grants means a reduction in graduate students getting funded during non-TA times. Should you feel sorry for us here at The Evolving Scientist, we happily take donations. We don't want to end up like the guy on the right. Donations can be sent to:
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